setup
setup definition
set·up (set′up′)
noun
- the way in which something is set up; specif.,
- the plan, makeup, or arrangement, as of equipment, an organization, etc.
- the details of a situation, plan of action, etc.
- ☆ bodily posture; carriage
- ☆ the glass, ice, soda water, etc. provided for preparing an alcoholic drink
- ☆ Informal
- a contest deliberately arranged as an uneven match to result in an easy victory
- the contestant marked for defeat in such a contest
- an undertaking that is, or is purposely made, very easy, or a goal or result that is easy to achieve
- a person who is easily tricked
adjective
☆ Baseball of or having to do with a relief pitcher who specializes in pitching just before the closer
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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